2 Kings 15:10

2 Kings 15:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He attacked him in front of the people, assassinated him and succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him down at Ibleam and put him to death and reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck and killed him in front of the people; and he reigned in his place.

Context of 2 Kings 15:10

8Zechariah son of Jeroboam II began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria six months. 9Zechariah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, as his ancestors had done. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit. Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and became the next king. 11The rest of the events in Zechariah’s reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel. 12So the Lord’s message to Jehu came true: “Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation.”

2 Kings 15:10 word by word

וַיִּקְשֹׁ֤ר עָלָיו֙ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־יָבֵ֔שׁ וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ קָֽבָלְ־עָ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Shallumשַׁלּוּםshallûm shallûm · ShallumH7967
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jabeshיָבֵשׁyâbêsh yâbêysh · JabeshH3003
• conspiredקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• against him, and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him beforeקָבָלqâbâl · beforeH6905
• the peopleעַם‛am · (Ibleam)-amH5971
• and slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• him, and reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Kings 15:10

• Amos 7:9The pagan shrines of your ancestors will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end.”
• 2 Kings 15:14Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king.
• 2 Kings 9:24But Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot.
• 1 Kings 15:28Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of King Asa’s reign in Judah, and he became the next king of Israel.
• 1 Kings 16:9Then Zimri, who commanded half of the royal chariots, made plans to kill him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk at the home of Arza, the supervisor of the palace.
• Hosea 1:4And the Lord said, “Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel’s independence.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 15:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Smote him before the people - In some public assembly: he probably became very unpopular.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Before the people - i. e. openly and publicly. The Septuagint turns the original of the above words into a proper name, Keblaam, and makes him the actual assassin, but without much ground.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-31Verses 8-31 This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept out of temptation, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam II, was not as skilled as his father. Zechariah continued the wrongdoings that the first Jeroboam had led Israel to commit. God had promised Jehu a royal line lasting four generations (2 Kings 10:30). Zechariah's six-month reign completed that promise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel--There was an interregnum from some unknown cause between the reign of Jeroboam and the accession of his son, which lasted, according to some, for ten or twelve years, according to others, for twenty-two years, or more. This prince pursued the religious policy of the calf-worship, and his reign was short, being abruptly terminated by the hand…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 15:10

• Citizens
• Conspiracy
• Regicide
• Shallum
• Usurpation
• Zachariah

In the dictionaries

• Jabesh
• Shallum
• Zachariah
• Assyria
• Ben-
• Hosea
• Ibleam
• Shallum (2)
• Uzziah; (azariah)
• Zechariah (2)

Commentaries on 2 Kings 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings